Effects of temporary eye closure on hand-eye coordination in basal cell carcinoma patients.

Recruiting

Conditions: C44.1
Skin of eyelid, including canthus

Registration Number: DRKS00031400

Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Köln

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 151

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma
- Age = 18 years
- Prior to surgical excision followed by eyelid reconstruction using Hughes' plastic surgery
- Curative medical treatment approach or life expectancy at least 6 months
- Good German language skills
- Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- Failure to meet inclusion criteria
- Shortened life expectancy of less than 6 months
- All general diseases that do not allow sports activity in particular:
- Clinically-manifest heart failure (NYHA III-IV).
- Respiratory partial or global insufficiency
- Permanent thrombocytopenia <10,000/µl, e.g., refractory autoimmune thrombocytopenia
- Congenital or acquired thrombocytopathies or coagulation disorders.
- Symptomatic CHD (clearance certificate required, stress ECG and cardiac ultrasound recommended if necessary)
- Severe refractory hypertension
- Uncontrollable COPD
- Uncontrolled cerebral seizure disorder
- Severe anemia (requiring transfusion).
- Medical or mental condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, does not allow the patient to participate in the study or provide a legally binding signature on the informed consent form
- Lack of willingness to store and share personal disease data as part of the protocol
- Participation in another exercise therapy study

Study & Design

Study Type: observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Testing will occur at 5 time points: Immediately before medical intervention, surgical eye closure (t0), immediately after medical intervention (t1), immediately before eye opening (t2), three weeks after opening (t3), and 6-month follow-up (t4). The primary endpoint, hand-eye coordination, will be assessed using the Purdue Pegboard Test (Lafayette Instruments, USA)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Health-related quality of life<br>- Indication-specific health-related quality of life<br>- Endurance capacity<br>- Static and dynamic balance<br>- Movement behavior/physical activity<br>- Psychological well-being (depression and anxiety)<br>- Neck pain<br>- Employment and financial status